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Posted on 04/29/2025 11:31:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL SHRIMP SCAMPI DAY
National Shrimp Scampi Day on April 29th gives us a tasty way to celebrate. On this day, we honor the delicious dish of shrimp cooked with butter, garlic, lemon juice, and white wine.
#NationalShrimpScampiDay
Scampi is a culinary term for small lobster known as Nephrops (also known as langoustine or Dublin Bay Prawns) and which is completely unrelated to this day.
The day is wholly dedicated to the buttery, garlicky, lemony, and wine-sauced preparation of shrimp. Prepare the dish using fresh or frozen shrimp. When serving the dish, add a side of noodle or rice, steamed vegetables, and crusty bread or rolls. Shrimp scampi pairs well with white wine. Since the dish is light, a rich dessert of cheesecake or crème brûlée rounds out the meal.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL SHRIMP SCAMPI DAY
Serve up some shrimp scampi.
Invite friends and family to join you.
Enjoy this Shrimp Scampi recipe.
Share your favorite shrimp scampi recipe.
Go out to eat and give the restaurant a shout-out.
Use #NationalShrimpScampiDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL SHRIMP SCAMPI DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues to research the origins of this seafood holiday.
Shrimp FAQ
Q. Do shrimp live in salt or freshwater?
A. Most shrimp live in saltwater but they also live in freshwater.
Q. Are shrimp shells edible?
A. Yes, they are. A shrimp's head and tail are also edible. Though, most dishes serve shrimp without the shell. Even if you choose not to eat the shell, it can add flavor to a dish so leaving it on until you're ready to eat is an option too.
Q. Are there other shrimp holidays on the calendar?
A. Yes. Check these out:
French Fried Shrimp Day
Shrimp Day
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Notable Birthdays for April 29
Lorado Taft (1860-1936) - Sculptor who created some of the most monumental sculptures which include the Fountain of Time, Spirit of the Great Lakes, and The Eternal Indian.
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) - Founder of the Hearst Corporation.
Harold Urey (1893-1981) - Chemist who was a pioneer in the study of isotopes.
Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) - Musician fondly remembered for his It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).
Tom Ewell (1909-1994) - Actor fondly remembered for his role as Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch (1955).
Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) - Animator for Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955), and designer of the character Scooby-Doo and Astro.
Betsy Ancker-Johnson (1927-2020) - Physicist and inventor (high-frequency signal generator).
Carl Gardner (1928-2011) - Singer and founder of The Coasters.
Willie Nelson (1933-Still Living) - Country music legend.
Tommy James (1947-Still Living) - Singer of the song Crimson and Clover.
Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019) - One of the inventors of the modern day snowboard.
Jerry Seinfeld (1954-Still Living) - Comedian and actor.
Michelle Pfeiffer (1958-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress.
Eve Plumb (1958-Still Living) - Actress who played Jan in the sitcom the Brady Bunch.
Marc Randolph (1958-Still Living) - Co-founder of Netflix.
Memorable Events for April 29
1813 - Jacob Hummel receives the first rubber patent.
1845 - Macon Allen and Robert Morris Jr become the first Black Americans to open a law practice in the U.S.
1945 - U.S. military liberates 31,601 prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp.
1945 - Desmond Doss saves 75 wounded soldiers in the Battle of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge.
1953 - The first experimental 3D broadcast shows on the ABC sitcom Space Patrol.
1974 - President Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the Watergate scandal.
2004 - The final Oldsmobile is built (Lansing, MI), ending 107 years of production.
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Shrimp Ping!........................
Beginning to not like it. Shells to be discarded. High cooking temperature leaving oil splattered to be cleaned up. Other than that it’s pretty good.
Tell me which spices to use other than pepper.
Dash of cayenne..................
Me too, dash of cayenne and sauteed in olive oil.
USE BUTTER!
My recipe calls for bitters, worestershire sauce, white white ( you can also use Rose ), garlic, and lemon juice.
Depending on your taste, finely chopped shallots can also be used ( saute WITH the peeled and deveined shrimp in the butter, adding the bitter, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and wine once the shallots have begun to caramelize ) and DO add a bit more butter prior to serving over pasta.
Real butter please.
Soak shrimp in white wine first. Then she’ll.
Wasn’t there a cooking thread here once upon a time?
And a sprinkling of finely chopped parsley, on top of the dish, adds a certain flourish.
But it stopped running a few years back, due to personal reason.
Scampi means shrimp. So it’s shrimp shrimp day.
I’d never even eaten shrimp until I was 23 years old.................
Just crawfish before that?
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I never knew that pickles were really cucumbers until I was 25. I thought they came from a pickle tree or something.
No, that was just something I played with as a child...........
That was you????
Bring it back!!!
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No, no, NO; not I! I only posted to it, it was one of my very dear FRiends who ran it. That poster is still here, but no longer posts much.
Technically it is a langoustine. Translates to small lobster.
But yes, it’s a shrimp.
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